Thelma Ritter: movies and TV shows
Thelma Ritter has 49 credits in the archive: 37 films and 12 TV series, from 1947 to 2017. Highest rated: Rear Window (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1947 – 2017 · busiest year: 1950 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: Writer | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 115 |
| 2013 | Footsteps on the Ceiling | Birdie Coonan (archive footage) | Film | — | 111 |
| 2011 | Marilyn at the Movies | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 109 |
| 2002 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller | Moe Williams (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 100 |
| 2002 | Making 'The Misfits' | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 100 |
| 1997 | Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 95 |
| 1968 | What's So Bad About Feeling Good? | Mrs. Schwartz | Film | 6.7 | 66 |
| 1967 | The Incident | Bertha Beckerman | Film | 7.4 | 65 |
| 1965 | Boeing, Boeing | Bertha | Film | 6.3 | 63 |
| 1963 | Move Over, Darling | Grace Arden | Film | 6.7 | 61 |
| 1963 | For Love or Money | Chloe Brasher | Film | 6.1 | 61 |
| 1963 | A New Kind of Love | Lena O'Connor | Film | 6.2 | 61 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 60 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won | Agatha Clegg | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz | Elizabeth Stroud | Film | 7.5 | 60 |
| 1961 | The Misfits | Isabelle Steers | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1961 | The Second Time Around | Aggie Gates | Film | 6.2 | 59 |
| 1959 | Startime | Mrs. Gillis | TV | 6.8 | 57 |
| 1959 | Pillow Talk | Alma | Film | 7.1 | 57 |
| 1959 | A Hole in the Head | Sophie Manetta | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 54 |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | TV | 6.5 | 54 | |
| 1956 | The Proud and Profane | Kate Connors | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lottie Slocum | TV | 7.8 | 53 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | TV | 6.0 | 53 | |
| 1955 | Daddy Long Legs | Alicia Pritchard | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1955 | Lucy Gallant | Molly Basserman | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1954 | Rear Window | Stella | Film | 8.3 | 52 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1953 | Titanic | Maude Young | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1953 | Pickup on South Street | Moe Williams | Film | 7.4 | 51 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Doris Green | TV | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1953 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Lucy Cashdollar | Film | 4.3 | 51 |
| 1952 | With a Song in My Heart | Clancy | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse | TV | 6.0 | 49 | |
| 1951 | As Young as You Feel | Della Hodges | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1951 | The Model and the Marriage Broker | Mae Swasey | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1951 | The Mating Season | Ellen McNulty | Film | 6.6 | 49 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Self | TV | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1950 | All About Eve | Birdie Coonan | Film | 8.1 | 48 |
| 1950 | Perfect Strangers | Lena Fassler | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1950 | I'll Get By | Miss Murphy | Film | 5.9 | 48 |
| 1949 | A Letter to Three Wives | Sadie Dugan (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1949 | Father Was a Fullback | Geraldine | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1949 | City Across the River | Mrs. Katie Cusack | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1948 | Call Northside 777 | Captain's Secretary (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 46 |
| 1947 | Miracle on 34th Street | Peter's Mother (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 45 |